BenchRank
#37 in Monitoring & ObservabilityUpdated 2026-08

Angry IP Scanner

by Angry IP Scanner · Fast and friendly network scanner

30.8 — BenchRank score out of 100

Screenshots of Angry IP Scanner

  • Homepage

Homepage · Angry IP Scanner

Homepage of Angry IP Scanner

Overview

Angry IP Scanner (ipscan) is an open-source, cross-platform network scanner that scans IP addresses and ports on local networks and the internet. Targets can be given as an IP range, at random, or from a file in any format, and results export to many formats. It is extensible with data fetchers and provides a command-line interface.

Best for
Network administrators and curious users scanning IP ranges and ports on Windows, Mac or Linux.
Pricing
No prices are shown; the site describes the tool as free and open-source with a free download.
Runs on
CLI

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

  • Free and open-source
  • Runs on Windows, Mac and Linux; installation not required
  • Exports results in many formats and has a command-line interface
  • Extensible with data fetchers; scans ranges, random or from a file

Trade-offs

  • Site news stops in 2019, with a Mac maintainer still wanted
  • No paid support, hosting or managed service is described

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support
0 out of 100
API quality
0 out of 100
Documentation
30 out of 100
Agent friendliness
67 out of 100
Pricing transparency
35 out of 100
Customer sentiment
80 out of 100
Changelog
55 out of 100
Marketing site structure
15 out of 100
Operational trust
25 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness
40 out of 100
Maintenance
90 out of 100

This doesn’t look right — report a problem with Angry IP Scanner’s score

Alternatives in Monitoring & Observability

  • Ranked 1

    88.3 — BenchRank score out of 100

    OneUptime

    OneUptime · Open-source observability and incident management on one platform

    Best for: Teams wanting monitoring, on-call, status pages and observability on one open-source platform

  • Ranked 2

    88 — BenchRank score out of 100

    openstatus

    OpenStatus · Open source status pages with uptime monitoring from 28 regions

    Best for: Teams that need a public status page and uptime checks while working towards SOC 2.

  • Ranked 3

    81.6 — BenchRank score out of 100

    Sentry

    Sentry · Error tracking and application performance monitoring for developers

    Best for: Development teams wanting error monitoring, tracing and session replay tied to one trace

See all 48 alternatives to Angry IP Scanner

Report a problem with this page

Report an issue with Angry IP Scanner